Education
2022–2023
Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU)
Clinical Residency in Pediatric Endocrinology
2019–2021
Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi
Clinical Residency in Endocrinology
2013–2019
Yerevan State Medical University
Faculty of General Medicine (MD)
Professional Experience
Adult and Pediatric Endocrinologist
Muratsan University Hospital Complex— Pediatric Endocrinology Dispensary Service and Endocrinology Clinic
2021 – Present
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Endocrinology
Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi
2025 – Present
Program Coordinator, UNESCO Projects
2019–2024
- Management and coordination of programs promoting physical and mental health among adolescents
- Organization of seminars and public awareness campaigns
Courses & Clinical Training
November–December 2025
5‑week Clinical Training Program
University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland) — Department of Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition
Professional visit to the Pediatric University Hospital Zurich, Department of Endocrinology/Diabetology
April 2025
ESPE Caucasus & Central Asia School, Tbilisi, Georgia
February 2025
35th Postgraduate Course in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Bucharest, Romania
September 2024
Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Course
Open Medical Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, IAS, National Lipid Association
Salzburg, Austria
— Certificate from the National Lipid Association (exam passed)
September 2022
30th Course in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Tbilisi, Georgia
July 2016
Kralovske Vinohrady Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Diabetes School — Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
June 2015
Emergency Department
Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
July 2012
Summer English Language School, London, United Kingdom
Clinical Research
- NIDA Clinical Trials Network Certificate, September 2023
- Study Coordinator (2024)
Multicenter, open‑label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a single dose of macimorelin acetate (1.0 mg/kg) as a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (GHST) in children with suspected Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
— DETECT Study
Awards & Grants
- Grants from ESPE and ESE for congress participation and oral/poster presentations (2025)
- Gulbenkian Foundation — Travel grants for medical conferences (2022, 2023)
- Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II — Full YSMU scholarship (2015–2017)
- Youth Foundation of Armenia — Partial tuition scholarship at YSMU (2013–2014)
Professional Memberships
- SGED — Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology (since 2025)
- ESPE — European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (since 2022)
- ESE — European Society of Endocrinology (since 2019)
- Armenian Association of Pediatric Endocrinologists (since 2019)
Languages
- Armenian — Native
- Russian — Fluent
- English — Fluent
- German — Good
Presentations at International Conferences
“Joint Congress of ESPE-ESE 2025” – 10–13 May 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark, Speakers, Scientific Poster Presentation
- “45th Annual Meeting of European Thyroid Association” – September 9–12, 2023, Milan, Italy, Speaker, Scientific Poster Presentation
- “World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases” – May 4–7, 2023, Barcelona, Spain, Speakers, Poster Presentation
- European Association for Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) 60th Annual Conference, Rome, Italy, September 15-17, 2022 – Speaker, Scientific Poster Presentation
- “59th Annual Conference of the European Association for Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)”, online 22–26 September 2021 – Lecturer, scientific poster presentation
The Most important recent publications
- Challenges in Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Diabetes Care in Armenia: Patient Experiences and Systemic Gaps.
- A rare case of MODY12 (ABCC8 Mutation) presenting with both congenital hyperinsulinism and maturity onset diabetes of the young
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus in teenagers – a growing concern for Armenia
- Craniopharyngioma in adolescence: from diagnosis to ongoing care
- Case series of Prader-Willi Syndrome: From Hypotonia to hyperphagia
- ESPE Caucasus & Central Asia School (C&CAS) Sharing Knowledge for Saving Patients’ Lives: Organizing newborn-screening and pediatric endocrinology care for patients with adrenal insufficiency in Armenia.
- ESPE School Sharing Knowledge for Saving Patients’ Lives: Empowering Pediatric Endocrinologists in
Armenia – Horm Res Paediatr (2023) 96 (Suppl. 4): 1–643.
- Challenges and barriers of choosing the sex in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: a case report – Horm Res Paediatr (2023) 96 (Suppl. 4): 1–643.
- Taller in One Year: Early Intervention Emphasize of GH Therapy in Children with GH Deficiency – Horm Res Paediatr (2023) 96 (Suppl. 4): 1–643.
- Finding the right balance in optimizing post-operative suppression therapy after papillary thyroid carcinoma – a case report – Endocrine Abstracts September 2023 Volume 92 ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
- Children with osteogenesis imperfecta in Armenia receive life-changing care for the first time: zoledronic acid shows remarkable results – Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Volume 35, supplement issue 1, July 2023, World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF- ESCEO 2023)
- Did Covid-19 pandemic restrictions impact on diabetic care of children and adolescents in Armenia? –
poster presented in “ESPE 2022” and published: Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2022;95:1–616
- Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome: Case Report of a rare – poster presented in “ESPE 2021” and published: Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2021;94:1–445
Education
2022–2023
Yerevan State Medical University (YSMU)
Clinical Residency in Pediatric Endocrinology
2019–2021
Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi
Clinical Residency in Endocrinology
2013–2019
Yerevan State Medical University
Faculty of General Medicine (MD)
Professional Experience
Adult and Pediatric Endocrinologist
Muratsan University Hospital Complex— Pediatric Endocrinology Dispensary Service and Endocrinology Clinic
2021 – Present
Assistant Lecturer, Department of Endocrinology
Yerevan State Medical University named after Mkhitar Heratsi
2025 – Present
Program Coordinator, UNESCO Projects
2019–2024
- Management and coordination of programs promoting physical and mental health among adolescents
- Organization of seminars and public awareness campaigns
Courses & Clinical Training
November–December 2025
5‑week Clinical Training Program
University Hospital Zurich (Switzerland) — Department of Endocrinology and Clinical Nutrition
Professional visit to the Pediatric University Hospital Zurich, Department of Endocrinology/Diabetology
April 2025
ESPE Caucasus & Central Asia School, Tbilisi, Georgia
February 2025
35th Postgraduate Course in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Bucharest, Romania
September 2024
Lipid Metabolism and Atherosclerosis Course
Open Medical Institute, Weill Cornell Medicine, IAS, National Lipid Association
Salzburg, Austria
— Certificate from the National Lipid Association (exam passed)
September 2022
30th Course in Clinical Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism
European Society of Endocrinology (ESE), Tbilisi, Georgia
July 2016
Kralovske Vinohrady Hospital, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic
Diabetes School — Faculty of Medicine, Charles University
June 2015
Emergency Department
Tbilisi State Medical University, Tbilisi, Georgia
July 2012
Summer English Language School, London, United Kingdom
Clinical Research
- NIDA Clinical Trials Network Certificate, September 2023
- Study Coordinator (2024)
Multicenter, open‑label study evaluating the efficacy and safety of a single dose of macimorelin acetate (1.0 mg/kg) as a Growth Hormone Stimulation Test (GHST) in children with suspected Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD)
— DETECT Study
Awards & Grants
- Grants from ESPE and ESE for congress participation and oral/poster presentations (2025)
- Gulbenkian Foundation — Travel grants for medical conferences (2022, 2023)
- Catholicos of All Armenians Karekin II — Full YSMU scholarship (2015–2017)
- Youth Foundation of Armenia — Partial tuition scholarship at YSMU (2013–2014)
Professional Memberships
- SGED — Swiss Society of Endocrinology and Diabetology (since 2025)
- ESPE — European Society for Paediatric Endocrinology (since 2022)
- ESE — European Society of Endocrinology (since 2019)
- Armenian Association of Pediatric Endocrinologists (since 2019)
Languages
- Armenian — Native
- Russian — Fluent
- English — Fluent
- German — Good
Presentations at International Conferences
“Joint Congress of ESPE-ESE 2025” – 10–13 May 2025, Copenhagen, Denmark, Speakers, Scientific Poster Presentation
- “45th Annual Meeting of European Thyroid Association” – September 9–12, 2023, Milan, Italy, Speaker, Scientific Poster Presentation
- “World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases” – May 4–7, 2023, Barcelona, Spain, Speakers, Poster Presentation
- European Association for Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE) 60th Annual Conference, Rome, Italy, September 15-17, 2022 – Speaker, Scientific Poster Presentation
- “59th Annual Conference of the European Association for Pediatric Endocrinology (ESPE)”, online 22–26 September 2021 – Lecturer, scientific poster presentation
The Most important recent publications
- Challenges in Transitioning from Pediatric to Adult Diabetes Care in Armenia: Patient Experiences and Systemic Gaps.
- A rare case of MODY12 (ABCC8 Mutation) presenting with both congenital hyperinsulinism and maturity onset diabetes of the young
- Type 2 diabetes mellitus in teenagers – a growing concern for Armenia
- Craniopharyngioma in adolescence: from diagnosis to ongoing care
- Case series of Prader-Willi Syndrome: From Hypotonia to hyperphagia
- ESPE Caucasus & Central Asia School (C&CAS) Sharing Knowledge for Saving Patients’ Lives: Organizing newborn-screening and pediatric endocrinology care for patients with adrenal insufficiency in Armenia.
- ESPE School Sharing Knowledge for Saving Patients’ Lives: Empowering Pediatric Endocrinologists in
Armenia – Horm Res Paediatr (2023) 96 (Suppl. 4): 1–643.
- Challenges and barriers of choosing the sex in patients with congenital adrenal hyperplasia: a case report – Horm Res Paediatr (2023) 96 (Suppl. 4): 1–643.
- Taller in One Year: Early Intervention Emphasize of GH Therapy in Children with GH Deficiency – Horm Res Paediatr (2023) 96 (Suppl. 4): 1–643.
- Finding the right balance in optimizing post-operative suppression therapy after papillary thyroid carcinoma – a case report – Endocrine Abstracts September 2023 Volume 92 ISSN 1479-6848 (online)
- Children with osteogenesis imperfecta in Armenia receive life-changing care for the first time: zoledronic acid shows remarkable results – Aging Clinical and Experimental Research, Volume 35, supplement issue 1, July 2023, World Congress on Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (WCO-IOF- ESCEO 2023)
- Did Covid-19 pandemic restrictions impact on diabetic care of children and adolescents in Armenia? –
poster presented in “ESPE 2022” and published: Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2022;95:1–616
- Allan-Herndon-Dudley Syndrome: Case Report of a rare – poster presented in “ESPE 2021” and published: Hormone Research in Paediatrics 2021;94:1–445